IMEC to install EUV lithography machine in 2005News & Analysis 10/29/2004 Post a commentBelgian research institute IMEC and lithography equipment vendor ASML Holding NV have agreed to install a full-field EUV pre-production tool, in IMEC's 300-mm research wafer fab in late 2005. An IMEC industrial affiliation program based around EUV, slated to start in 2006, would include access to this full-field EUV pre-production tool, the Leuven-based organization said.

The CEO interview: with Micron's Steve AppletonNews & Analysis 10/29/2004 Post a commentSilicon Strategies caught up with Steve Appleton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Micron Technology Inc., at London's Savoy Hotel where Micron was hosting a conference for financial analysts. Peter Clarke asked Appleton about the challenges that lie ahead in the highly competitive memory chip markets.

Centillium cuts programs, workforceNews & Analysis 10/28/2004 Post a commentBroadband chip set provider Centillium Communications said late Thursday (Oct. 28) it has reduced its work force and cut development programs in an effort to lower operating expenses and save approximately $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2005.

Chartered predicts sales decline as orders weakenNews & Analysis 10/28/2004 Post a commentChartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Singapore) reported net income of $16.2 million on sales of $257.3 million in its third quarter, compared with a net loss of $75.9 million on sales of $137.7 million in the year-ago quarter.

Low-power innovators are king in mobilesNews & Analysis 10/28/2004 Post a commentWhere mobile devices are concerned, low power is king. Develop a scheme to dramatically reduce power consumption without sacrificing performance and the world really will beat a path to your door.

MEMC's Q3 sales jumps 8%, sees flat Q4News & Analysis 10/28/2004 Post a commentSilicon wafer supplier MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. reported net sales of $275.3 million, which represents an increase of 7.7 percent from the second quarter level of $255.5 million and an increase of 40.5 percent over the third quarter 2003 level of $195.9 million.

Centillium implements cost-cutting movesNews & Analysis 10/28/2004 Post a commentBroadband chip set provider Centillium Communications said it has reduced its work force and cut development programs in an effort to lower operating expenses and save approximately $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2005.

Singlemode SC connectors optimized for smaller cablesProduct News 10/28/2004 Post a commentTyco Electronics, a business segment of Tyco International Ltd., has introduced enhanced-design singlemode SC connectors that optimize performance on 1.6-mm to 2.0-mm cable. SC connectors were originally designed for 3.00-mm cable. These redesigned 1.6-mm SC connectors also incorporate a unique six-position tuning feature that optimizes fiber alignment and performance. The new connectors have been tested to Telcordia GR-326, Issue 3; Service Life-Part A, using standard match-cladding fiber.

New connector guide showcases RF coaxial connectorsProduct News 10/28/2004 Post a commentGigatronix Ltd. plans to unveil its new 56-page RF Coaxial Connector Guide at electronica 2004. The new guide showcases the company's range of RF coaxial connectors and includes new sections for BNC/SMA/TNC reverse polarity connectors. In addition, it will come bundled, for the first time, with Gigatronix's Cabulator cable assembly design software program that provides drawings, technical data and pricing.

Online museum thinks chip manufacturing is fabNews & Analysis 10/28/2004 Post a commentThe semiconductor industry is so new and modern that what history it has is likely to be recent. VLSI Research Inc. has decided to cover that  events covering about the last 30 or 40 years  in a modern approach too, with an online museum the market-research firm calls the Chip History Center (CHC).

SMIC's Q3 sales up 24%, sees 99% fab utilizationNews & Analysis 10/28/2004 Post a commentChinese silicon foundry provider Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) on Thursday (Oct. 28) reported sales of $274.9 million in the third quarter of 2004, up 24.4 percent from $221.0 million in the prior quarter.

Fujitsu, Matsushita, NEC to lower forecastsNews & Analysis 10/28/2004 Post a commentFujitsu, Matsushita and NEC on Thursday (Oct. 28) posted strong results for the first half of 2004, but the Japanese electronics giants lowered their respective outlooks due to a slowdown in semiconductors and other products.

Canon's fab-tool unit posts Q3 profit, sees Q4 lossNews & Analysis 10/28/2004 Post a commentCanon Inc.'s semiconductor equipment unit posted strong results in the third quarter of 2004, but the organization also lowered its forecast for the fourth period, due in part to a shortfall of sales for scanners in the flat-panel display market.

AMD announces strategy to hook up world to InternetNews & Analysis 10/28/2004 Post a commentSemiconductor supplier AMD announced Thursday (Oct. 28) it has launched an initiative to enable 50 percent of the world's population with Internet connectivity and computing capabilities by 2015, revolving around a low-cost consumer device it has developed called the Personal Internet Communicator (PIC).

In conjunction with unveiling of EE Times’ Silicon 60 list, journalist & Silicon 60 researcher Peter Clarke hosts a conversation on startups in the electronics industry. One of Silicon Valley's great contributions to the world has been the demonstration of how the application of entrepreneurship and venture capital to electronics and semiconductor hardware can create wealth with developments in semiconductors, displays, design automation, MEMS and across the breadth of hardware developments. But in recent years concerns have been raised that traditional venture capital has turned its back on hardware-related startups in favor of software and Internet applications and services. Panelists from incubators join Peter Clarke in debate.